Thaddeus Lewis and his wife Betsy have now settled in Wellington where
he will help his sister and husband run a hotel. Some time after their
move, Nathan Elliot has returned home to pay his respects to his dying
father. Unfortunately he has gone missing. His wife and son arrived
shortly after that and take up residence in the hotel.
Clementine Elliot claims to be able to speak with the dead. Lewis
thinks that this is absurd. However it isn't long before she has
customers visiting. However, if she can commune with the dead, why
hasn't she said anything about her missing husband? Lewis decides to
attend a session. Clementine goes into a trance and suggests that a
Mary is now in the room. Lewis' daughter Mary had died as a child, but
he refuses to accept that this might be his daughter back from the dead
and instead asks about Nathan. The session abruptly ends.
Later, Lewis learns how the clairvoyant has duped so many people. At
the same time, one of the hotel guests has disappeared. The clairvoyant
has no knowledge of what might have happened to him.
Author Janet Kellough has plenty more for Lewis to discover before she
presents an interesting conclusion. Another good quick read by this author.
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